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This semester is the first time in 3 years that the Horticulture department has offered Introduction to Arboriculture. For those of you that don’t know what Arboriculture means it is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. Blake Snedaker our very own campus arborist and Horticulture alumni is teaching the class with the ISA(International Society of Arboriculture) exam in mind. The class started off great, the usual introduction and then they jumped right into the day to day stuff an Arborist has to deal with. They set up a bucket truck, some individuals even tried on the harnesses used in keeping you secure while you are up so high. Next they learned how useful ropes and knots could be to an Arborist. Bro. Snedaker had rigged a zip line to show students how to move damaged limbs over houses or across yards. In future classes students will learn how to tie knots, pruning methods, how to bonsai a tree, and safe climbing techniques.
 
 
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This past Wednesday, June 29th, BYU-Idaho Department of Horticulture had the wonderful opportunity to host the Regional Master Gardener conference of our area. The Master Gardeners were from all over the southeast Idaho area and a few even from out of state. The day was packed full of many seminars that our own Horticulture faculty taught alongside of the University of Idaho faculty. Some of the classes included: Espalier and Fruit Pruning, Small Garden Big Harvest, Turf Grass Management, and Plant Propagation. After sitting in the Orchard for a delicious lunch catered by the BYU-Idaho Food Services the Master Gardeners were just beside themselves. They loved our campus and were awestruck at our many different gardens. The most talked about garden was the Italian garden, with its detailed walls and wonderful plantings some Master Gardeners just didn’t want to leave. See more Pictures here.

 
 
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Come and kick back with your fellow Horticulture students and faculty at Bro. Romney's house for the end of the year social. It will be held on the 13th of July from 6pm-8pm.  We'll have Bro. Dewey's famous steaks and more. Please RSVP so we know how many people to accommodate for and bring your immediate family(no roommates please) to have some end of the semester fun.  The address is 4328 North 740 West Rexburg, ID 83440.   North 740 West is a dirt road and once down it, his house is just after the bend .There is a map below to  find it.
 
 
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Marilee Bass and Devin Garner got married on July 31st in the Salt Lake Temple. Their reception was a week later in Midvale, Utah.  It was a beautiful and fun reception.  There was a photo booth set up as well as soft serve ice cream cones for refreshments. Photos of the couple growing up were scattered across the tables. It was well attended. Annie Dahle and Kaylee McFarlane helped with the floral arrangments to decorate the meetinghouse.
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